ParentSquare for Paraeducators
ParentSquare
All paraeducators should have access to ParentSquare as an employee in Shoreline Schools. However, the features available to you are determined by several factors:
- Group membership
- Group permissions (e.g., can members post, or only group owners?)
For example, classroom groups are automatically created using the master schedule in Skyward. While you may be assigned to a classroom to provide in-person support, if you are not listed in Skyward as a co-teacher, you will not be able to post content to the course in ParentSquare. If you need the ability to post information in a class or for a selected group of students/families, talk to your registrar about setting up a group for this purpose, or request that the classroom teacher submit a helpdesk ticket to add you as a co-teacher in ParentSquare.
Learning Activities
Watch Introductory Video
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Log in to ParentSquare
- Log in to ParentSquare
Links to an external site. with your @ssd412.org account. Do NOT type your username and password in the fields, but use the Sign in with Google button below the fields. You may also be able to access ParentSquare from ClassLink if you have an active account.
If you have students in the district, please read this information to better understand why we suggest you keep separate logins for your staff and parent/guardian account.
Note: if you are prompted to confirm account information, confirm the information in the window or you can choose Skip for Now. You can verify your information Links to an external site. later.
Explore Interface
Watch the short 2 minute overview video, then spend a few minutes exploring the ParentSquare interface.
Update Notification Settings
Follow the steps below to configure your notifications:
1. From Home, click your name and select My Account.
2. Under Notification Settings, click Customize your settings.
3. Choose your preferred Notification Settings for General Announcements & Messages (Off, Instant or Digest) and School Alerts (On or Off). Once you've made selections, future messaging will send based on your preferences.
Below is a screenshot of a digest email:
Setting Notifications on a Mobile Device
Setting Notifications in a Browser
Send a Message
Messages in ParentSquare are designed for 1:1 or 1:small group communication while Posts are designed for groups such as classroom communities. Messages are limited to members of a school community (staff, parents & secondary students). Thus, you will not see names of teachers from other schools or central office staff. Automatic translation is a major feature of this tool. Users select a preferred language Links to an external site.and all text will be translated. See animation sample below.
Send a message to a school colleague:
1. From the homepage, click on the "Messages" button on the left navigation menu.
2. From the messages page click on the "New Message" button.
3. Type the name of a colleague to display search results, then select staff member to add name to Recipients field.
4. Choose private or group message.
5. Type your message in the language you have selected in ParentSquare. Add any photos or attachments to your message through the camera and paperclip icons below the message field. When you're done, click the "Send" button.
For those who prefer a screencast, watch below:
Capture your Learning
Add notes to your Google slides reflection file to capture new learning. You will likely see the slides listed in the recent menu of your Drive, or use the powerful search box.